Get to know Dashu District
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- Administrative area
- District · 區
- Part of
- Kaohsiung City
- Chinese name
- 大樹區
- Local areas
- District guide
What to see
Three darkened kilns stand beside the road at Sanhe, whose buildings are recognised as historic architecture. Roof tiles, bricks and pottery connect the site with southern Taiwan’s traditional building trades. Handwork includes moulding tiles and firing them with wood and rice grain; its brick and tile products serve traditional construction and heritage repairs.
Setting and landscape
Old Railway Bridge Wetland Ecological Park (舊鐵橋濕地生態公園) runs along the Gaoping River (高屏溪), from Gaoping Bridge (高屏大橋) to floodplain land north of the old railway bridge. It includes artificial wetland pools and a cycleway. Reeds and ponds form part of its riverbed views.
Buddhist landmarks
Fo Guang Shan Temple (佛光山寺) occupies a hillside selected by its founder, Master Hsing Yun (星雲), overlooking the Gaoping River. The neighbouring Buddha Museum (佛陀紀念館) held its foundation ceremony in January 2003 and its inauguration on 25 December 2011.
Sources for this guide
高雄市大樹區公所-三和瓦窯 · Kaohsiung Dashu District Office
高雄市大樹區公所-舊鐵橋溼地生態公園 · Kaohsiung Dashu District Office
佛陀紀念館—大樹區公所 · Kaohsiung Dashu District Office
Original English written from the listed sources and checked sentence by sentence against quoted extracts by a separate reviewer. Updated 2026-09-30.
Explore Dashu District
Core places to explore, with English and Chinese names.
Places to explore around Dashu District
The hillside temple buildings of Fo Guang Shan · 佛光山山坡上的寺院建筑群 Source-recorded photograph date: 2019-07-27 08:58:15.Fo Guang Shan Monastery佛光山
Fo Guang Shan is a hillside Buddhist monastery founded by Hsing Yun in 1967. Its halls, courtyards and large Buddha figures occupy several connected hills, making the layout part of the visit. The Great Hero Hall is a principal…
Read the place guide →Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum in Kaohsiung · 高雄佛光山佛陀纪念馆 Source-recorded photograph date: 2012-04-29 10:20.Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum佛光山佛陀纪念馆
Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum is a large Buddhist cultural complex in Dashu District, Kaohsiung.
Read the place guide →Plan your visit
Getting there
Dashu District is about 15 km in a straight line from central Kaohsiung City. Search for 大樹區 in a map app to find stations and your accommodation.
Where to stay →Build your route
Fo Guang Shan Monastery and Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum are both listed here. The linked place guides have entrance and visit details.
Continue with Kaohsiung City →More in Kaohsiung City
Sources & geographic information
Administrative names and parent areas: Official geographic directory · Reference date 2026-09-06.
Photo: Fo Guang Shan Monastery · Taiwankengo · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
Photo: Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum · Huicheng1967 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Full-frame source proportionally resized and converted to WebP for display. No subject alteration. Source-supplied marks and edits remain; cards may crop the view.
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